A set of twin girls was born in Frohna 125 years ago on this date. Another post, Fiehler’s Fateful Fall, mainly told the tale of one of these twins. Today, I will go into detail about the other one.

Rosa Frieda Lueders was born on April 11, 1899, along with her twin sister, Nora Rosette. The parents of these twins were Henry and Louise (Elbrecht) Lueders. There is a connection between this story and the one I wrote yesterday. Erwin Ochs’s mother was an Elbrecht, the sister of the mother of these twins. That qualifies the twins to be cousins of Erwin Ochs. Erwin was born the day before the twins were born in 1899. Rosa and Nora were baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. Their baptism records are displayed below.

Rosa is seen in her first census in 1900 at the age of 1. Her father was a farmer in the Brazeau Township.

In the 1910 census, the twins were 11 years old. The last of the Lueders children in this family had been added to the family in 1902.

I was unsuccessful at finding Rosa in the 1920 census. Her sister, Nora, was still living with her parents during that year, but not Rosa. Perhaps Rosa had gotten work in St. Louis, but I did not find her in a census entry there. Now, we will take a look at the man who would become Rosa’s husband. His name was Edward Andreas Limbeck, who was born on September 21, 1901. Edward was the son of Andrew and Mary (Grasz) Limbeck. Edward was born near Crete, Nebraska. What makes this story even more interesting is the fact that Edward’s mother, Mary Grasz, was born and baptized in Frohna. Her family had migrated to Nebraska where she had married a Limbeck. Now, one of her sons was going to find his bride in Frohna. Edward is found in his first census in 1910 living in a rural area near Crete, which is not far from Lincoln, Nebraska.

The Limbeck’s then relocated to Cheyenne County, Nebraska near Sidney before the 1920 census was taken. A plat map produced in 1913 shows a Limbeck farm in Cheyenne County that was located north of Sidney and also near the town of Potter.

The 1920 census entry for the Limbeck’s is pictured here. Edward was 19 years old at the time.

By the 1920’s, there were quite a few Perry County transplants in Cheyenne County, including Edward’s mother. Perhaps Rosa traveled to Nebraska to visit friends or relatives. Perhaps Edward traveled to Missouri to visit friends and relatives. Somehow, Edward and Rosa became acquainted, and on October 3, 1926, these two were married at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. There is a church marriage record in the Concordia books, but the marriage records we have in our museum only go up to 1920. I am able to show you the Missouri marriage license for this couple. It states that Edward was from Gurley, Nebraska.

A wedding photograph including all the wedding party can be seen here. Please note that the photographer was Paul Lueders, who had a studio in Frohna. Paul was Rosa’s uncle. Our German Family Tree says the witnesses for this wedding were Edwin Lueders, Florence Wills, Erwin Oswald, and Thekla Bingenheimer

Edward and Rosa had 4 children. In the 1930 census, we find the Limbeck’s living in the Bunker Hill Township in Cheyenne County with 3 young children. Edward was a farmer.

Next, we find the Limbeck’s in the 1940 census. All 4 of their children are found in this census entry.

Edward had his World War II draft card completed in 1942. He is given a Sidney, Nebraska address.

The last census the public may view is the one taken in 1950. Two children remained living with their parents, and the son, Alvin, was helping Edward on his farm.

Rosa Limbeck died in 1972 at the age of 72; Edward Limbeck died in 1991 at the age of 89. These two are buried together in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney.

Quite a few stories have appeared on this blog illustrating the close connection between the German Lutherans in Perry County, Missouri with ones that migrated to the area in Nebraska near the cities of Sidney and Potter, Nebraska. As I have said before, some of us at our museum describe this vicinity in western Nebraska as a “Perry County Suburb”. Edward and Rosa were residents of that suburb. Perhaps someday, our museum can convince Lutheran churches in that area to share their church records with us like the one in Alva, Oklahoma, another Perry County suburb, has done.